California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 18 people
How much does a senior system operator make in California State Controller's Office?
$216,872typical pay for a senior system operator in 2025
$143,107 – $252,498what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 3.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where senior system operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- System Operator$130,030 (everyone)
- Senior System Operator (this page)$216,872 (everyone)
Highest-paid senior system operators, 2025
Common questions
How much does a senior system operator make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical senior system operator was paid $216,872 in 2025; most earned between $143,107 and $252,498. This counts all 18 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 28.3% of all pay for senior system operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Senior System Operator, at any level (for example "Senior System Operator"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this